tarsus

tarsus englannista suomeksi

1. tarsus

0. Substantiivi

1. nilkka humans, kinttu animals

2. nilkkaluu

tarsus englanniksi

1. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.

2. A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.

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3. The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.

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5. The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw.

6. A plate of dense tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.

7. The flat part of the foot.

8. The edge of the eyelid.